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Optional Vista Updates

16 years ago

As much as I am enjoying the Vista O/S I sometimes wish for the good old days of my Win98. Things were so less complicated.

The optional Vista updates are messing with my mind. I presently have two available to me, modem (which I use) and for the chipset. My initial reaction is to leave well enough alone, but I do wonder if I am missing something positive. I do know I could try them and if a result was negative I could just use restore.

All Microsoft says about optional updates is "Optional updates are not downloaded or installed automatically. Windows Update provides them for you to review. These updates may include new software components or applications from Microsoft or its partners to enhance your computing experience".

Google showed nothing on the modem update. I threw up my hands and didn't even try the chipset one.

Anyone have any problems with either of these updates, particularly the chip set update, before I ruin a whole morning.

DA

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owbist
16 years ago
For the chipset updates you need to know which you are using - VIA, Ali, Intel or whatever. As you appear to be running well in Vista perhaps you are wise to leave the optional updates alone till it is proven they will enhance your computer's performance.
randy_ca
16 years ago
I did the Modem update and it seems good.
It installed the latest drivers for my Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem.
Of course I can't tell any difference because the modem worked before and still works now.
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DA_Mccoy
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for your time folks. I think I will just make note of their existence and leave it all just be.

DA
jerry_nj
16 years ago
For me, I just left Vista "be". I have my Vista update for a December purchased Dell PC sitting on the shelf. I may never use it, depends on when MS drops support for XP.
shboom
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DA I have three updates here as well including the one for the modem that I'm not doing anything with since they are optional.

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